International

04-03-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report RIYADH/ ISLAMABAD: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) called Israel a “potential ally” and said in a wide-ranging interview published on Thursday that he wants to “work it out” with Iran. Crown Prince also called the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi “a …

04-03-2022 MOSCOW/ KYIV: In the seven days since this conflict began, southern Ukraine has become a critical defensive front against Russia’s advances. Moscow has chosen to lay siege to multiple cities there, viewing the region as strategically vital to the success of the invasion as a whole. Not only would …

04-03-2022 SINGAPORE: Oil prices extended their rally on Thursday, with Brent rising above $117 a barrel, as trade disruption and shipping issues from Russian sanctions over the Ukraine crisis sparked supply worries while US crude stocks fell to multi-year lows. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and their allies …

03-03-02022 Bureau Report + Agencies UNITED NATIONS/ ISLAMABAD: The UN General Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly adopted a resolution that “demands” Russia “immediately” withdraw from Ukraine, however Pakistan has abstained taking part in voting against resolution. Japan and New Zealand led condemnation from Asia, but the continent’s giants, China, India and …

03-03-02022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: A number of Afghan women reporters on Sunday said the restrictions by the Islamic Emirate against them have increased recently and this situation has made them worry about the future. The reporters said that even in some press conferences held by …

03-03-2022 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: While weddings are all about people feeling happy and cheerful, a couple in India shocked guests and later netizens, after they engaged in a violent altercation during their garland exchange ceremony (varmala) that took over a very petty issue. In a viral video of the …

02-03-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report MELBOURNE: Beside all so-called efforts and despite entire anti-smuggling struggles, the Australia is becoming one of worst, lawlessness, dangerous, violent and risky country in world while neither almost total LEAs and rulers nor concerned sections are seemed to be worried in this regard, …

02-03-2022 KYIV/ MOSCOW: Russia intensifies its attacks on key Ukrainian cities with fighting raging for a seventh day in the north, east and south. Russian paratroopers have landed in Kharkiv in the north-east, Ukraine says, with heavy fighting reported. In the south, Russia says it has taken control of the …

02-03-2022 SANA’A/ RIYADH: The armed forces of Yemen intercepted and targeted another US-built Boeing Insitu ScanEagle spy drone belonging to the Saudi-led military coalition as it was flying over country’s northern province of Hajjah. The spokesman for the Yemeni armed forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, said in a post on …

01-03-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: KABUL: The Taliban have clamped down on Afghans leaving the country as, separately, their forces continue a massive security sweep, going house-to-house across the capital Monday in a “clearing operation”. The new travel ban was announced late Sunday by Taliban spokesman …